NWC Network vs Hoopfest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NWC Network
Access live and archived sports events from the Northwest Conference. This app provides a convenient way to watch your favorite games on various Apple devices.
- Live event streaming
- Archived event access
- Northwest Conference events
- Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod support
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The NWC Network IOS app gives you quick and easy access to your favorite Northwest Conference live and archived events. NWC Network is a partnership between Northwest Conference and BlueFrame Technology.
Hoopfest
Navigate the world's largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament with ease. Track your favorite teams, scout the competition, and stay updated on schedules and court locations. Never miss a moment of the action with this essential event companion.
- Follow favorite teams
- Scout team details
- Event and activity scheduling
- Alerts for updates
- GPS event mapping
- Court locating
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The largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the world needs an app that is equally impressive. This is it! The Hoopfest App gives you the mad skills needed to navigate the best basketball weekend on earth with style and grace. •Search and follow your favorite teams as they battle their way through the brackets. •Scout the competition with searchable team details. •Keep ahead of the game with event and activity scheduling and alerts. •Stay in-bounds with GPS event mapping and court locating features. Stacked with talent, the Hoopfest App is the clutch player no team wants to be without!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hoopfest at 3.9 against NWC Network's 3.0. Hoopfest also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). NWC Network's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoopfest holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoopfest has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NWC Network ships an update every 4 months, Hoopfest every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWC Network | Hoopfest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BlueFrame Technology, LLC | Spokane Hoopfest Association |
Customer experience
NWC Network
Hoopfest
In-app purchases
NWC Network
No in-app purchases
Hoopfest
No in-app purchases
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